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Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
By vetoing €1.8tn budget and comparing Brussels enslavement to life under communism, Poles could blow up the whole EU project

After Brexit, is Polexit next? The European Union's insistence that budget funds are linked to the rule of law has incensed Poland's leaders, who want to protect their sovereignty and...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Amnesty ‘horrified’ at force used against Polish protesters

Amnesty International said it was “horrified” at Polish authorities' “excessive” force against protesters this week – including the use of tear gas.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A look at false and misleading claims and videos circulating after the presidential election and news about COVID-19 vaccines. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Stocks make small gains after Pfizer applies for vaccine approval in US

European stock markets made small gains on Friday as Pfizer said that it was applying for emergency approval for its new vaccine.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Coronavirus Ireland: Eight further deaths and 330 new cases

There have been a further eight deaths and 330 new cases associated with the coronavirus in Ireland.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Pennsylvania jobless rate falls — because labor force shrank

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate fell again in October as payrolls continued to recover from the economic hit of last spring's pandemic-driven shutdowns, according to state figures released Friday. Still, the rate...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
COVID-19 spurs Kansas Legislature to plan $3M tech upgrade

The Kansas Legislature plans to spend about $3 million on technology upgrades in hopes that people will be able to watch committee hearings and other functions even if they can't...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
How much are people willing to help during COVID-19? Give Miami Day 2020 hits new record

Give Miami Day 2020 has raised more than $18 million — breaking last year's $14 million record by a landslide despite the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
South African police use tear gas on ‘whites-only’ prom protesters

South African police used tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons on hundreds of mainly black demonstrators who were protesting against a “whites-only” school prom.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Iran’s allies on high alert in Trump’s final weeks in office

Iran has instructed allies across the Middle East to be on high alert and avoid provoking tensions with the U.S. that could give an outgoing Trump administration cause to launch...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
France postpones ‘Black Friday’ to help locked-down shops

France's government on Friday got supermarket chains and e-commerce platforms like Amazon to agree to postpone “Black Friday” promotions, responding to concerns that shops shuttered by the nation's coronavirus lockdown...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Boris Johnson’s ministerial standards adviser quits as PM contradicts his Patel bullying advice

Boris Johnson's adviser on ministerial standards has resigned after the Prime Minister contradicted his advice by judging that Priti Patel did not breach the rules despite being found to have...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Troy football coach Chip Lindsey tests positive

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Troy football coach Chip Lindsey has tested positive for COVID-19. The Trojans will still play...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
If the ‘Great Reset’ really is so good for us, let’s hold a referendum on it, so it can have a democratic mandate (or not)

The World Economic Forum's ‘Great Reset' and associated Fourth Industrial Revolution would, if implemented, mean far deeper changes to our everyday lives than Brexit, yet is being pushed through without...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Coming 2 America to launch on Amazon Prime in March

Coming 2 America, the sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy, is coming to Amazon Prime Video next year.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Farming
Leinster properties beat their guide prices in strong online sales

The auction scene is getting quieter as the year draws in, but sales are still happening and good money continues to change hands.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
FIFA bans Haitian soccer president for life for sexual abuse

Haitian soccer federation president Yves Jean-Bart was banned from the sport for life on Friday following accusations of systematic sexual abuse of female players. The FIFA ethics committee found Jean-Bart...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Pennsylvania House votes to impose fees on electric cars

Motorists who register an electric vehicle in Pennsylvania would have to pay an annual fee, under lame-duck session legislation approved by the state's Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday. The...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Vatican inquiry after Pope’s Instagram ‘likes’ scantily-clad model

The Vatican is investigating how Pope Francis's official Instagram account ‘liked' a photo of a scantily-clad Brazilian model.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Mnuchin denies he’s trying to hinder incoming administration

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin denied that he is attempting to limit the choices President-elect Joe Biden will have to promote an economic recovery by ending several emergency loan programs being...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Pets at Home to post jump in sales after pandemic pet ownership boom

Pets at Home is set to reveal a surge in sales over the past six months after the pandemic helped to drive a boom in pet ownership.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Florida’s unemployment rate fell, job gains picked up in October as pandemic pain eased

Florida's unemployment rate fell and job gains picked up in October, a sign that the state's battered economy experienced some relief during the period. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Grains mostly higher, livestock lower

Grain futures were mostly higher on Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. fell .02 cent at $5.9560 a bushel; Dec. corn rose .032...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Biden to meet with Pelosi and Schumer as challenges loom

President-elect Joe Biden will hold his first in-person meeting since winning the US election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Pharrell tested the Wynwood market with a pop-up. And he decided to stay

The Billionaire Boys Club found a new home in Wynwood. It is one among a handful of other tenants committing to the neighborhood, despite the pandemic. Pharrell signed a 5,700-square-foot...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Science & Tech
Get Sperry shoes at doorbuster pricing for Black Friday 2020

Get Sperry shoes at doorbuster pricing for the store's pre-Black Friday 2020 event—see the details.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Universal strikes another deal with a major theater chain

Another major movie theater chain has struck a deal with Universal Pictures to allow for shorter exclusive theatrical windows. Canada's Cineplex has agreed on a multiyear “dynamic window” agreement, the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Business
Asia-Pacific economic cooperation continues despite coronavirus crisis – Putin

Cooperation within the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) framework is developing despite the challenges associated with the global Covid-19 pandemic, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin who was on Friday...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
US passenger: I was ‘trying my best’ to kill train attacker

One of three Americans who tackled a so-called Islamic State gunman aboard a Paris-bound train told a court that he tried “his best” to kill the attacker.

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Seattle to repair, not replace, the West Seattle Bridge

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said the city will repair, instead of replace, the West Seattle Bridge, a critical link between that community and the city. The city's most used bridge...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Feminist icon Marie Stopes’ name dropped from birth control charity after 40+ years. Why do left-wingers burn their own icons?

Yet another institution has been renamed because its founder, once a feminist hero, had ‘problematic' views. But why do left-wing activists often turn against their own icons? It may be...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
American passenger recalls trying to kill train attacker

One of three Americans acclaimed as heroes for tackling an alleged Islamic State gunman aboard a Paris-bound train testified at the man's trial Friday that he tried to kill him....

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
What does emergency use for a COVID-19 vaccine mean?

What does emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine mean? It's when regulators allow shots to be given to certain people while studies of safety and effectiveness are ongoing. Before any...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Albuquerque is among finalist locations for Space Command

The city of Albuquerque has announced that it is being considered to permanently locate the U.S. Space Command, the latest of 11 unified command under the U.S. Department of Defense....

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Trump’s enduring legacy will be the fact he’s changed the Republican Party forever

If the Never Trumpers of the GOP establishment think Joe Biden's election will rid the party of Trumpism, they're in for a rude awakening. They need to embrace some of...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Malaysia group teaches refugee women how to read and write

In a bare room, students seated on the floor recite the alphabet. But these are not children. The students are refugee women in Malaysia, some in their late 50s, who...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
You can criticise the way undercover cops have behaved, but it’s only thanks to work like theirs that we can sleep easy at night

A £30 million inquiry into how British undercover officers infiltrated left-wing groups, slept with activists and spied on campaigns for justice for the murdered makes for grim reading. But it...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Breaking News
Jeremy Kyle may have caused or contributed to death of TV show guest – coroner

TV presenter Jeremy Kyle “may have caused or contributed” to the death of programme guest Steve Dymond, who is suspected to have taken his own life after failing a lie...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Business
Russia’s natural gas supplies to China hit new record highs

Russian energy major Gazprom pumped more gas to China than it had initially planned, boosting daily supplies by as much as 25 percent, according to the company's data. The average...

Posted by The Analyst | November 20, 2020 | Politics
Criminal probe, legal fights await Trump after White House

A few miles south of the namesake tower where Donald Trump began his run for president, New York prosecutors are grinding away at an investigation into his business dealings that...